TY - JOUR ID - 7484 TI - Ocular changes in premature infants JO - Reviews in Clinical Medicine JA - RCM LA - en SN - 2345-6256 AU - Yazdani, Negareh AU - Shahkarami, Leyla AU - Heravian Shandiz, Javad AU - Vakili, Veda AU - Ostadimoghaddam, Hadi AU - Yekta, AbbasAli AU - Hoseini-Yazdi, Seyed Hosein AD - Refractive Errors Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Department of Community Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 4 IS - 3 SP - 87 EP - 96 KW - Prematurity KW - Premature Infants KW - preterm infants DO - 10.22038/rcm.2016.7484 N2 - Introduction: This article aimed to review the literatures on visual impairments and ocular changes in premature infants with low birth weight and gestational age.Methods: Five electronic databases including: PubMed, Web of Science, Science direct, Ovid, and Scopus were searched. Original articles published until 2015 describing preterm infants were reviewed. Repetitive and derivative articles were excluded.Results: Out of 100 unique, potentially relevant articles, 42 studies that addressed and met the inclusion criteria were evaluated.Conclusion: Prematurity affects ocular structures (from anterior to posterior segment) and functions. Premature infants are at risk of myopization. Concerning the changes in premature infants, a significant increase is found in axial length, intraocular pressure, and central corneal thickness; moreover, high incidence of retinal changes is reported as a result of prematurity. On the other hand, visual acuity, tear, electroretinogram, and visual evoked potential responses decrease with prematurity. The most common ophthalmic disorders in preterm infants are myopia and retinopathy of prematurity, which could affect life quality due to reduced visual acuity. UR - https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_7484.html L1 - https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_7484_587603dbbf0692b7d5cd7d4b24508096.pdf ER -